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Overnight Challenge Best Of's and Coverage

March 3rd, 2009  by Blaine Garrett

Here are some interesting bits and media coverage - both social and traditional, about the Web Challenge 09. Enjoy. Some interesting info and stats:

  • 12 teams, 12 MN-Nonprofits
  • 120 developers + a number of support staff
  • 3360+ hours in lost sleep
  • Probably 480+ hours in lost productivity today assuming 4 hours per developer half asleep, checking wrap up info, reconnecting with team members, etc for developers and support staff.
  • 120+ chipotle burritos consumed as well as a ton of other great food from Buffalo Wild Wings and more
  • Conservative estimate of  700 lbs of food/drink consumed between 5 meals
  • Someone estimated that the overall work done (exclusively at the event and not including ongoing support) is estimated at (10 people per team x 24 hours x $125/hour) = $30,000.00 per non-profit. Snap.
  • #Webchallenge hit the #7 trend on twitter at some point
  • Uncountable numbers of people's lives benefited by the affect all this has on the non-profits benefited!

Content from the Event:

Media Coverage:

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